Barchelor of Arts Candidate 2020
Architectural Studies
John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture,
Landscape and Design
University of Toronto

Preface
The chosen works presented in this portfolio are a narration of my personal
relationship with space configuration, expressed through conceptual analysis of form, materiality and technology.
As a student, I came to understand that architecture comes as both abstraction and experience. Architecture holds an endless source of potential for expressing more than just constructed form. Design is a tool which
enables us to bring to life the inventions of the human brain. Each building
requires a commitment to create a functional environment for prosperety,
to adapt and resolve all the liming aspects.
I am seeking a position in the field of design, which will further complement
the invaluable knowledge I have gained in the field of architectural and urban design over my past years at UofT. I believe the learning opportunities
I will encounter in the professional world will lay a strong foundation for a
career filled with thrilling challenges that architects live through everyday.
My past experience as an office coordinator with Marshall Tittemore Architects (MTa) over the summer of 2016 introduced me to the administrative
side of an architectural company. It taught me an approach geared towards
meeting tight project deadlines, both individually and with a project team.
During my tenure at MTa, I was involved in filing building permits and case
studies for the Calgary Cancer Research Center.
Thank you for taking your time to review my work!
Raisa Nekhaeva
Contact
raisa.nekhaeva@mail.utoronto.ca
+ 1 (587)892 - 6692

Table of Content
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Resume

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OCEAN SHORE HOUSE

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MOUNTAIN RIDGE HOUSE

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TOWNHOUSE

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Study of Aging Population in Toronto

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Study of Hydrology in Murmansk

WORK EXPERIENCE
09/2018 - Present

University of Toronto, John H. Daniels Fabrication Lab - Toronto, ON
CNC, Laser Cutter and Printing Tech
- Maintained professional 3D printers, Laser Cutters and plotters, and assisted troubleshooting
errors.
- Trained students on how to use the professional equipment.

09/2017 - 04/2018

University of Toronto, John H. Daniels IT Office - Toronto, ON
Printing Lab Assistant
- Maintained professional printers and assisted in troubleshooting errors.
- Assisted lab attendees with printing activities for various software and file formats, including
Rhinoceros, AutoCad and Adobe Illustrator.

06/2016 - 09/2016

Marshall Tittemore Architects - Calgary, AB
Office Coordinator

- Researched preceding architectural studies for reference in upcoming projects.
- Liaised between teams of architects and clients.
- Performed administrative tasks including but not limited to filing building permits, organizing
room finish & hardware schedules and archiving project documents.
- Assisted in preparing deisgn schematics for the Calgary Cancer Centre ($1.4 billion hospital
project) by analyzing data collected from medical professionals, and created databases for their
needs.
- Assisted in bookkeeping tasks such as invoice organization and staff payroll.

EDUCATION
09/2015 - 05/2020

Honours Bachelor of Arts (Architectural Studies)
Double Major in Architetcural Design and Visual Studies
University of Toronto

LANGUAGES
- English
- Russian
Student Member of Ontario Association of Architects

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OCEAN SHORE HOUSE

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Architectural Portfolio

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Raisa Nekhaeva

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Architectural Portfolio

This house was meant to create a comfortable family home for two adults and two kids who
enjoy living at the oceanside. Keeping it only two floors high, but taking a larger footprint
allows inhabitants to enjoy panoramic views of the house's beautiful surrounding environment and living landscape. This house was inspired by travels through tropical forests
of Central America, and is intended to be silmuntaneously both organically fitting in and
standing out from the wild green jungle. Due to the highly humid climate in Central America,
especially by the ocean side, this building allows free air flow for better ventilation and a
constant fresh breeze. This house derives its advantages from a minimalistic approach and
space arrangment. The house's interior merges with its environment through extensive
use of heavy vegetation, whcih removes obvious boundaries between the exterior and the
interior for its inhabitants.

top view

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top: floor I
bottom: floor II

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Architectural Portfolio

north elevation

west elevation

south elevation

east elevation

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main entrance

court yard

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Architectural Portfolio

kitchen + dining

office

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Raisa Nekhaeva

master bedroom

master bathroom

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MOUNTAIN RIDGE HOUSE

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Architectural Portfolio

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Raisa Nekhaeva

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Architectural Portfolio

This Mountain House is intended as a high-end home for a family with one child, who wish to
live away from urban life. The concrete form enters the surroundings as a manifistation of
human dominance of stonework. This project is heavily influenced by the Rocky Mountains
and their beautiful environment. Multiple terraces will allow inhabitants to enjoy inspirational views during warmer times of the year. The parents and the child each have their
own individual terrace for private use. The house serves as a hideout for solitude, away
from busy cities, and has hideouts within itself as well. A high proportion of glass surface,
in assimilation with a simple interior, allows for space to be well lit by natural means.

top view

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top: floor I
bottom left: floor II
bottom right: floor III

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Architectural Portfolio

north elevation

west elevation

section I

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south elevation

east elevation

section II

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Architectural Portfolio

aerial view

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kitchen + dining

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Architectural Portfolio

common terrace

master bedroom

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main entrance views

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TOWNHOUSE

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Architectural Portfolio

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Raisa Nekhaeva

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Architectural Portfolio

Unlike the two previous designs, this townhouse project was concieved to fit into an urban
enviroment. The spatial layout of the house is optimized through shifting the traditional
concept of a backyard to a rooftop terrace, making good use of the vertical dimension. Living space maximazation is also achieved through compactifying interior structure in terms
of its functionality and potential use. This townhouse complex would be fitting for enviroments with different degrees of urbanization. Winthin the compact layout of a single unit,
one can see the basic nessecities in a house such as: 3 bedrooms with private washrooms,
an office, kitchen-living-dinning areas, and two terraces. A well coordinated distribution
of trees surroinding the entire premises allows for establishment of privact despite extensive use of glass panels.

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top view

floor I

floor II

floor III

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Architectural Portfolio

north elevation

west elevation

south elevation

east elevation

section I

section II

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Architectural Portfolio

master bedroom

kitchen + dining

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Raisa Nekhaeva

office

terrace

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Study of Aging Population in Toronto

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Architectural Portfolio

The demographic group we focused on to study in Toronto was the aging population, and their relationship to
housing trends. We started off by focusing on the senior (60+) population's income and ethnicity. Using the information and research we gathered from GTA demographic data, we chose 3 communities that we wanted to focus
our attention on. We zoomed in on 2km x 2km areas in Yorkville, Etobicoke and Scarborough, examining retirement
homes, transportation and real estate. While doing the research, we considered the typology of housing available
to different ethnicity groups in relation to their location and transit systems available.
After doing the primary research in these areas, we created a survey to assess and gather information from
seniors directly. Specific information was collected to identify different types of living conditions and problems
that seniors are facing, related to housing, income, food access, transportation and more. We have surveyed 212
seniors in total, out of which 50 were from Scarborough, 112 from Etobicoke and 50 from Scarborough.
After reviewing the survey, the study showed a lot of diversity in all three neighbourhoods in terms of lifestyle to
their choices of retirement homes and communities. The distribution of ethnicity showed a specific pattern in terms
of geographical segregation. In the following analysis, we are attempting to establish the causes of this formation
of ethnicity patterns in these three areas. While focusing on ethnicity, the second aspect we explored was transportation in these areas. Scarborough had the biggest amount of accesses to public transportation, which includesd
subway, buses and GO trains. Second was Yorkville, with access to multiple lines of subway and buses. Etobicoke,
however, only had access to one subway line and buses. We realized that this transportation pattern might be
related to their geographical distribution, as well as seniors' lifestyles. Thus, we concluded that the ethnicity of
seniors has a huge impact on where they live in relation to easy public access to moving around the city.
Collaboration with: Alona Zdanievych, Di Ma, Erika Martinez, Nayab Malik